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National Coming Out Day

Primary Sources at the Library

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LGBTQ+ (1923-2017) by Shally-Jensen, Michael
ISBN: 9781682178959
Publication Date: 2018
Primary source documents drawn from the ongoing movement to achieve recognition and equality for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Selected Primary Source Collections

OUTWORDS - Coming Out Stories
Oral histories - audiovisual
OUTWORDS captures, preserves, and shares the stories of LGBTQIA2S+* elders, to build community and catalyze social change.
Come Out! Historical Newspaper
"Come Out" - Newspaper by the NYC Gay Liberation Front, first issue 1969.
Pdf archive hosted by outhistory.org
Call to coming out as political action